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Frederick W. Bennett
Private Frederick W. Bennett
Battery F, 1st Illinois Light Artillery.
Died 19 Jun 1884, 36 years of age.


Frederick W. Bennett enlisted as a Private 01 Oct 1861. His residence was reported as Dixon, Illinois.

Frederick W. Bennett was mustered into Battery F, 1st Illinois Light Artillery on 25 Feb 1862.
He served 35 months in into Battery F, 1st Illinois Light Artillery; 25 Feb 1862 to 04 Jan 1865.

Frederick W. Bennett was discharged on 04Jan1865.

While Frederick W. Bennett was in service, Battery F, 1st Illinois Light Artillery regiment was engaged in the following battles which had a direct impact on the course of the war and / or decisive influence on a campaign:
  • Corinth, Mississippi, 29 Apr - 30 May 1862
  • Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, 16 June - 04 July 1862
  • Chattanooga, Tennessee, 23 - 27 Nov 1863
  • Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, 27 June 1864
  • Atlanta, Georgia, 22 July 1864
  • Ezra Chapel, Georgia, 28 July 1864
  • Jonesboro, Georgia, 31 Aug - 01 Sept 1864


    No other information is known about Frederick W. Bennett.


    Sources
  • Boulder Genealogical Society's Columbia Cemetery Burial Index
  • Historical Data Systems, Inc., Duxbury, MA 02331
  • NPS CWSSS Regimental Histories
  • NPS CWSSS Battle Summaries

    Note: The sources above report Frederick W. Bennett as a member of BATTERY 'F'; however, BATTERY 'E' is inscribed on his government issue headstone.

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